Howdy, Airee!  And welcome!

I’m sure others here who have struggled with disturbed eating more than I have will have great words of wisdom for you, but my suggestion to you is lose the scale completely.  It’s a mean little tool that doesn’t serve any purpose in most of our lives other than make us feel bad about ourselves.

Remember to eat the highest quality food you can, avoiding pleasure and borderline foods, as this will minimize your weight gain.

I’ve never been much of a drinker, and it’s been a while since I was in college, so I can’t help you there.  I can suggest that you be very well fed before you go drinking, because most social events that involve alcohol also involve pretty poor quality food.

Good luck with your journey!!

Annual

Thanks annual! I’ve already come a long way, I used to binge and then starve myself, as in eat only 500-1000 calories a day after and exercise like a mad woman, but I haven’t done that in ages. I still try to compensate for my binges sometimes, which I know is what triggers the binging. Its funny, because when I maintain my weight, I don’t binge, its only once I try to bring a caloric deficit into the mix that the binging gets bad. And I finally am ready to accept that dieting doesn’t work, because I have seen first hand so many times that it doesn’t. I have forced my body down below 110 before, and I always bounce back up to my comfortable 115 (which is where I am now). I usually end up back at this number no matter what, so why not be comfortable here and stop the binging and fighting?

The scale is my roommate’s or I would throw it out with the garbage. I’m not much of a scale person, I have seen my weight fluctuate by 5 lbs in one day. How is that useful tool? Its not. I’m thinkin gof not weighing myself until I go home for the holiday break in December, I like our scale at home better anyway.

I think I’m hitting the grocercy store today, which is really exciting for me haha. The good thing about being away is that I have pretty much complete control of what I buy and make for my meals, which isn’t the case at home. This whole program makes so much sense to me, I am going to PT school next year so I have had several classes learning about how the body works now, which really makes it easier for me to believe that this works. Why should we do anything less than feed our bodies when they ask, with the most high quality foods that we can?

Also quick semi-stupid question, but my book is at home currently, so I don’t have the food list on hand. I am supposed to go for crepes with a friend tomorrow morning/afternoon. If I get one filled with egg/veggies/meat, this counts as a real food right?

I can’t even explain how much better I feel already. It is going to be a challenge sometimes to make sure I eat when I am hungry, but I know its all worth it. Sorry for posting so much, I am just really excited lol.

That sounds like real food to me!  One filled with cheese and strawberries swimming in syrup, not so much.  Have fun!

Just want to jump in here to welcome you, AIREE!!  Thank you for posting here and sharing your story. 

Those crepes sound like Real Food to me, too.

Interesting that you would bring up having a few drinks from time to time.  I was wondering about that, too.  I don’t drink at all… but I was thinking about telling someone I know about NT, but I know that she, too, enjoys going out for drinks with her friends.  So it is a good question.  What annual said about making sure you are well fed before having the drinks sounds like a must!

Many blessings!
Ela

Alcohol is NOT real food, and bodies in recovery need real food when hungry. What about just having a sugar-free softdrink when out with friends? I think crepes fall into the same category as pancakes (borderline foods). Over time, you will become very clever in eating healthy.
Airee, how great that you are finding NT so young. Wish I’d been that smart at only 21! You will definitely need your book and refer to it often. Maybe have your family send it to you. I could not have done NT without my book!

I do wish you well. Tomorrow is my 65th birthday and I have been naturally thin for over 20 years. Before that, my dieting history was something like yours. NT takes a while to “become,” but it is such a much better way. Be patient, it will happen if you follow Jean’s guidelines.

Noel

Noel,
Would you be willing to share a little more about your diet history and what brought you to NT 20 years ago?  I always like to hear the details. I know you’ve posted some already.

Enjoy your 65th birthday!

Munch